All fingers and thumbs

(1) Los Angeles, USA; Beijing, China; inside the Book Shanhaijing
(2) Wolf Meyer and Poppy Ryan aka Yuang, the Fish Woman
Too trusty; he wants to understand the mystery and save Los Angeles
(3) The Book Shanhaijing, three monsters, and Poppy.
(4) The four monsters described in the Book Shanhaijing
(5) The monsters are destroyed, the riddle is solved, and Los Angeles is saved.
(6) Never trust a monster; […]
(7) Outline: Bike courier and male escort Wolf meets Poppy, a journalist, at an auction where he purchases an ancient Chinese Book. Mysterious events happen, and they travel to Beijing, China, to investigate with the help of Professor Xiao. 2020-year-old monsters appear from the Book, and by fighting them, Wolf solves a riddle that can save Los Angeles from harm and devastation. Then Poppy and the Book disappear. She played him all along and is one of the monsters herself. She goes for absolute power and the kill. Will Wolf survive and rescue LA?

(1)Wolf Meyer:

"Life is so much better now. I have learned a lot from those adventures. Like that, I can fight off creepy monsters, solve a difficult riddle and save a whole city in the process. I also was very troubled by the betrayal of Poppy. She was definitely not the person I thought she was. She deceived me big time, but I got even with her at the end, which felt very satisfactory. Things are looking good at the romantic front right now, as well. So, I am a happy man!"

(2) "I learned not to be that trusty in the beginning when I meet new people. It is best to look at things from a distance first before jumping into a relationship. Otherwise, you can get burned. But I am more confident now, much more at ease with myself. The Shanhaijing Prophecies have taught me that."

Freestyle writing for 15 minutes, with the alarm clock.

Ch 1 Introduction Wolf’s night job
Ch 2 At the auction
Ch 3 Buying the Book
Ch 4 Meeting Poppy
Ch 5 Relationship progresses
Ch 6 Strange phenomenons occurring
Ch 7 Dog and cat
Ch 8 It’s the Book
Ch 9 Winning the lottery
Ch 10 Going to China
Ch 11 Beijing
Ch 12 The meet with professor Xiao
Ch 13 Translating Shanhaijing
Ch 14 Meeting the monsters
Ch 15 Fighting the monsters
Ch 16 Shanhaijing in action
Ch 17 The riddle
Ch 18 Winning from the monsters
Ch 19 Back in Los Angeles
Ch 20 Danger
Ch 21 Book and Poppy disappear
Ch 22 What to do next?
Ch 23 Fighting the fish woman Poppy
Ch 24 Is there time enough?
Ch 25 Solving the riddle
Ch 26 Shanhaijing in action again
Ch 27 Saving Los Angeles
Ch 28 Welcome back!
Ch 29 New prospects
Ch 30 The End